Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師 Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, lit. "Alchemist of Steel"), commonly abbreviated as FMA or Hagaren, is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after Industrial Revolution Europe and several experiences from the author's life.[1] Set in a fictional universe in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques known to man, the story follows Edward and Alphonse Elric, two alchemist brothers, who want to recover parts of their bodies lost in an attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy.
The manga is serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine and was adapted into an animated television series and a movie sequel. The manga is still running in Japan, and twenty bound volumes have been released so far, while sixteen have been released in the United States by Viz Media. The first TV series has been completed, and consists of fifty-one episodes and a full-length movie sequel, all of which have been released in English in all English-speaking DVD regions. A new TV series was recently announced. In addition, there are several spin-off novels, original video animations (OVAs), and video games. Collectible card games, action figures, soundtracks, and supplementary books, have also been released.
The franchise has seen high popularity in both Japan and North America. As of March 2008, the Fullmetal Alchemist manga has sold over 30 million volumes in Japan. The English release of the manga's first volume was the top-selling graphic novel during the year 2005. The series' animated adaptation won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 2003. In two TV Asahi web polls, the anime was voted #1 most popular anime of all time in Japan. It was nominated in six of the eight categories for which it was eligible at the American Anime Awards in February 2007, winning awards in five of them.
Episodes:
| # | Title | Original airdate | English airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "To Challenge the Sun" "Taiyō ni Idomu Mono" (太陽に挑む者) | 2003-10-04 | 2004-11-06 |
| The series starts off with this episode though in respect to the time line, the events take place after Episode 9 (Episodes 3 to 9 are flashbacks). It starts off with a mini-flash back to when Ed and Al are boys and attempt the forbidden human transmutation then switches to current after the opening song. Edward Elric (Ed) and Alphonse Elric (Al) make their way to Lior to investigate reports of a Philosopher's Stone. There they get to hear of a Father Cornello who is said to be able to perform miracles. The people of Lior insist that Father Cornello would be able to help them and Rose volunteers to take them to see the priest. Conversation between Rose and Father Cornello reveals that the priest has promised to resurrect Rose’s dead boyfriend as a miracle in return for her hard work. Ed and Al attend a ‘Miracle Gathering’ where the Elric brothers realize the ‘miracles’ are nothing more than alchemy and the priest is ignoring the laws of alchemy. Upon hearing of the presence of Edward Elric, the Full Metal Alchemist and wrongly perceiving a threat; Father Cornello authorizes for them to be removed. The priest is later shown to be talking to Lust, though nothing is explained. Edward meanwhile tries to convince Rose of the priests scam and tries to force his views on alchemy and science and disbelief in miracles upon her. Just then a follower of Father Cornello shoots Al with a gun and the suit of armor is revealed to be hollow – showing that Al has no body, which Al terms as his ‘punishment for setting foot on holy ground where mortals are forbidden’. Rose believes them to be evil and runs off in panic leading them to Father Cornello. There Edward realizes that the priest has a Philosophers stone and hence he performs alchemy without a transmutation circle and ignores the laws of equivalent exchange. A dialogue takes place where the priest tries to show he has done nothing but good for Lior and that Edward only wants the stone for personal reasons. The priest sets Chimera’s to attack upon them where it is revealed Edward can perform alchemy without a transmutation circle and his right arm and left leg are mechanical. The priest rightly guesses that the brothers attempted human transmutation, hence their appearance. | |||
| 02 | "Body of the Sanctioned" "Kinki no Karada" (禁忌の身体) | 2003-10-11 | 2004-11-13 |
| Continuation of episode one: The forbidden alchemy of attempting to bring their mom back from the dead caused the Elric brothers; Edward to lose his limbs and Al his body. They need the stone to fix their bodies to the way they were before. They then manage to escape on being cornered. Father Cornello shows a shadowy figure, hidden behind drapes, assumed to be Rose’s resurrected boyfriend as a reward for her faith from the sun god; though she is not allowed to see him as ‘his body is not complete yet’. The followers of the priest then broadcast across Lior about the Elric brothers and how they are ‘disbelievers’ and tried to take the life of Father Cornello, leading the town to turn against them. Confrontation between the people of Lior and Edward happens, where Rose then dramatically announces that her dead boyfriend has been brought to life and that Edward is a liar. The sun god statues come to life and start hitting Ed and Al. Ed is captured, taken to the priest, his pocket watch taken and imprisoned. The next day Al, completely undamaged is shown to be sneaking off with a bell. Lust appears in the priests’ room and warns him to keep the real reason behind the Philosophers stone a secret. Rose, hesitant now of the priest, sneaks in and discovers that her boyfriend has not been brought to life. The figure is similar to a badly formed large bird and can only mimic human sounds. Father Cornello then leaves it to attack Rose, and goes off to ‘take care’ of Edward. Al then comes to save Rose. In his prison Edward manages to make the priest confess everything about how he thinks the people of Lior are ‘mindless pawns’, Ed then reveals a hidden microphone broadcasting everything the priest has said to the people of Lior. Ed then tells the priest that Al is alive and well and the metal form they beat up was not him. The priest runs outside where he sees the people of Lior have gathered and are frantically questioning him. In order to save himself he makes the sun god statues move and brands it as a ‘miracle’. Edward then extremely irritated, uses alchemy to move the largest statue of the sun god. This display of Ed’s alchemic power stuns the priest. Father Cornello attempts to use the Philosophers stone which then bursts and disfigures his arm, revealing the stone to be a fake. The disappointed brothers realize they will have to start searching again. Rose then confronts Edward who replies to her angry outburst by telling her to ‘Walk on your own and move forward’. Lust then reveals to Father Cornello that the whole town was ‘juicy bait’ to the real stone seekers. Gluttony then eats the preacher up and Envy is forced to take the priests form to convince the people with one more ‘miracle’. While the people rejoice Rose is left conflicted. A flashback then starts, with Al’s voice trying to tell Rose about themselves and their years of searching. | |||
| 03 | "Mother" "Okaa-san..." (おかあさん……) | 2003-10-18 | 2004-11-20 |
| Ed and Al are in a library trying to find more leads, now that they discovered Cornello’s stone was a fake. Al then chances upon an ‘Introduction to Alchemy’ and the flashback occurs. It shows the boys as kids trying to make a present for Winry Rockbell using alchemy. The process scares her and she cries. Trisha Elric (their mother) along with Winry’s parents and grandmother try to calm her down. On the way home, she asks her sons about Alchemy and gets surprised by how easily they understand it. She credits it to their father, hinting at him being a great alchemist and then says she is proud of their alchemy. The brothers then start competing with each other for her attention. Later, Ed is revealed to be angry at their father for leaving them, though he barely remembers him. At Winry’s house they learn both her parents (surgeons) have been killed in the Ishval war due to a surprise attack. A while later where the boys are shown to be a little more grown up, they arrive home to find their mother unconscious and gravely ill. Believing that their fathers presence will make her feel better they write letters to all acquaintances hoping for a response. Their mothers dies, and her last words make them realize that alchemy made her smile only because it reminded her of their father. Unable to think of living without her, they decide to bring her back to life using human transmutation even though it is forbidden. They find themselves a teacher and learn alchemy seriously from page one. Months pass, then the brothers are shown attempting to bring their mother back to life. The process goes horribly wrong, the thing they brought back to life was not human, Ed loses his left leg and Al disappears. In panic Ed sacrifices his right arm to bind his brothers’ soul to a suit of armor. Al then takes his brother to the Rockbell’s house. Over there Lt. Col. Roy Mustang arrives in response to one of their letters and expresses a keen interest in Edward owing to the fact that he can perform human alchemy and survive. A seemingly unconscious Ed hears this and later decides to become a State Alchemist due to the amount of resources available, even though he would become a ‘dog of the military’ forced to do what the state commands. He considers it his responsibility to fix his brother and asks the Rockbells to fix him with automail. A year passes with the surgery and rehabilitation. They decide to leave to meet Roy Mustang and for Edward to try being a state alchemist. The brothers burn down the family home on the day they leave, deciding to leave no traces and this act forces them to move forward, unable to turn back. | |||
| 04 | "A Forger's Love" "Ai no Rensei" (愛の錬成) | 2003-10-25 | 2004-11-27 |
| On the way to meet Lt. Col. Roy Mustang, while waiting for the next train they apprehend a thief and learn from a cop about an alchemist named Majhal and ‘murderous zombies’ have been terrorizing the village. Edward expresses his keenness to meet Majhal, because that name frequently appeared in their father's correspondences. They reach the village, get scared by sudden fireworks and get ‘welcomed’ by the village children (which involves bullying). Majhal arrives and uses alchemy to fix a broken statue leading the Elric brothers to guess who he is. At his house, Majhal seems to know about Al’s soul attachment and thinks Edward has inherited his fathers’ talent for alchemy. One of the village children, a girl named Claus comes by, forced to apologize to the brothers. There she declares she isn’t sorry and that her sister was killed by a dead girl. After this outburst she runs away, the brothers follow and save her by alchemy when she trips and rolls down a hill. She then explains how at her sisters funeral, she and her father saw the form of a dead girl, Karin. After hearing Ed’s refusal to help she runs away in anger. At Majhals’ place they hear more about Karin, a woman who died 20 years ago. He explains that she was a florist and had cultivated the rare ‘blue rose’. On her way to deliver blue roses to a town, her horse and carriage fall down the cliff leading people to believe her to be dead. Majhal finds it impossible that a kind person such as Karin would hurt anyone. Edward finds it all a little suspicious and believes human alchemy at work, and suspects Majhal. While walking through the cemetery they fall into a trap made by Claus and her friends for Karin. Karin’s form appears and Majhal destroys it with fire. Lust is then seen to be observing from the woods, disappointed with Majhals lack of alchemic talent she walks off. The villagers start celebrating believing Majhal has saved them. Even more suspicious, Edward starts snooping around Majhals house where he runs into a middle-aged woman, a friend of Majhal, she warns that he would be angry at them for snooping. Due to some alchemy, Ed feels dizzy and falls on a wall which reveals a hidden stairway. He falls to the bottom, notices dolls looking like Karin and blanks out. When Ed comes to, he and Al are bound together in chains where Majhal reveals the dolls to be canvases for ‘Karin’s soul’, some escape and fuel superstition in the village, he explains how he loved Karin and even if he could not have her, at least dolls that resembled her beauty, and hence this mad scheme. He has kept Ed in chains to learn more about soul-attachment; Claus then arrives, interrupting his speech, to thank him. He knocks her unconscious, and hits his middle-aged-woman friend, and leaved. Upon him leaving, Al breaks the chains and Ed discovers a rare blue rose petal on the woman. The Elric brothers barge in with the woman to see Majhal trying to use alchemy on Claus. Edward tells him that nothing he knows is the truth; Karin never died, she hit her head, lost her memory and started a new life, 20 years later she remembered everything and in a gesture of true love returned to Majhal, who failed to recognize her in her current middle-aged woman state. Edward makes the revelation that Majhals friend, the same woman is Karin. Majhal gets angry; a fight occurs and by accident gets stabbed by his own sword. Even when dying he refuses to acknowledge the truth, fixated by Karin’s youthful beauty, he dies believing himself to be right. A distraught Karin is forced to acknowledge his shallowness. As the brother leave town, a now more sober and gentle Claus, thanks them. | |||
| 05 | "The Man with the Mechanical Arm" "Shissō! Ōtomeiru" (疾走！機械鎧) | 2003-11-01 | 2004-12-04 |
| At the train station, Edward calls Roy Mustang to inform about their expected arrival at Central. On hearing of there being an earlier train, he decides to test their luck and orders the brothers to ‘get on it or go home’, forcing the brothers to run towards the train. It is revealed a military General Hakuro is onboard the train, taking a family vacation. Hughes is shown to be tying up the military line talking nonsensical to Mustang; waiting for confirmation the line isn’t being tapped. Falman panics at the appearance of Al in a suit of armor, however through Hughes who conveys the message to Mustang, he learns that it’s ‘okay’. On going to check on Edward, Falman gets attacked by two bandits. In other places, the bandits take charge of the train, holding the General and the train passenger’s hostage. The bandits are revealed to working for the ‘People's Eastern Revolution Front’, headed by a man called ‘Bald’ who has a mechanical arm. They want their captured leader to be traded for the General and the train passengers. Two of the bandits approach Al, due to his appearance. The brothers overpower them and decide to handle the situation. They manage to overpower all the extremists with a little help from Hughes and Ed is forced to battle Bald, the one with an auto-mail arm that looks like a gun. Ed destroys his arm and Al beat him up. At Central station, Bald on seeing Mustang tries to attack him, but is burnt by Roy’s flame attack, he then reveals himself to be the Flame Alchemist. Ed furious, rightly guesses the reasons for being forced to take the earlier train as Mustang knew what would happen. To his surprise he learns that due to him helping and handling the situation, an exception has been made and he can now take the alchemy exam to be a state alchemist. Ed, unaware that under normal circumstances he wouldn’t be allowed to take the exam, then realizes he has been ‘played’ but has gained something out of it. The episode ends with them being thanked by a little girl they saved on the train. | |||
| 06 | "The Alchemy Exam" "Kokka Renkinjutsushi Shikaku Shiken" (国家錬金術師資格試験) | 2003-11-08 | 2004-12-11 |
| Ed and Al arrive in Central and begin their preparations for the Alchemy Exam while staying with Shou Tucker, a famous State Alchemist who specializes in creating chimeras. | |||
| 07 | "Night of the Chimera's Cry" "Kimera ga Naku Yoru" (合成獣が哭く夜) | 2003-11-15 | 2004-12-18 |
| Lt. Colonel Mustang gives Edward his State Alchemist's silver pocketwatch, and Tucker is up for his annual recertification as a State Alchemist. | |||
| 08 | "The Philosopher's Stone" "Kenja no Ishi" (賢者の石) | 2003-11-22 | 2005-01-01 |
| Anguished by the horrific consequences of Tucker’s alchemic research, Ed decides to desert his new career as a State Alchemist. Meanwhile, Winry Rockbell, who has arrived in Central to visit Ed and Al, is kidnapped by "Barry the Chopper," a soon-to-be notorious serial killer. | |||
| 09 | "Be Thou for the People" "Gun no Inu no Gindokei" (軍の狗の銀時計) | 2003-11-29 | 2005-01-08 |
| Edward receives his first assignment, inspecting the coal mines at the town of Youswell, but he finds that, as a State Alchemist, he is not welcome there. He soon discovers that the residents of Youswell despise the military because of the corrupt local military governor, Lieutenant Yoki. | |||
| 10 | "The Phantom Thief" "Kaitō Sairēn" (怪盗サイレーン) | 2003-12-06 | 2005-01-15 |
| The flashback sequence from episodes 3 to 9 ends, and the plot comes full circle. After their investigation in Lior, Ed and Al stop at the town of Aquroya and are caught up in the manhunt for a talented cat burglar known only as Psiren, who uses alchemy to commit her heists. | |||
| 11 | "The Other Brothers Elric, Part 1" "Sareki no Daichi, Zenpen" (砂礫の大地•前編) | 2003-12-13 | 2005-01-22 |
| On a tip from Psiren, Edward and Alphonse arrive in Xenotime to look for the Philosopher's Stone. Ed has a theory that the run-down former gold-mining town is attempting to use the Stone to transmute gold. Ed and Al soon discover that two brothers researching the Stone there have stolen their names. | |||
| 12 | "The Other Brothers Elric, Part 2" "Sareki no Daichi, Kōhen" (砂礫の大地•後編) | 2003-12-20 | 2005-01-29 |
| Mugear wants to use a gruesome "contingency plan" to refine the red water into a Philosopher's Stone more quickly, but when the horrified Tringum brothers suffer a crisis of conscience, he asks the real Elric brothers for their help. | |||
| 13 | "Fullmetal vs. Flame" "Honō VS Hagane" (焔ＶＳ鋼) | 2003-12-27 | 2005-02-05 |
| Ed finally arrives in East City to report to Colonel Mustang on his investigation into the Philosopher's Stone. He is also up for his annual recertification as a State Alchemist, and, in order to learn more about Dr. Marcoh, Ed challenges Mustang to a duel. | |||
| 14 | "Destruction's Right Hand" "Hakai no Migite" (破壊の右手) | 2004-01-10 | 2005-02-12 |
| Civil unrest has broken out in the town of Lior. Meanwhile, Ed and Al have tracked down Dr. Marcoh living not far from East HQ, but General Grand follows them and takes Dr. Marcoh into custody. The sudden appearance of Scar complicates the situation even further. | |||
| 15 | "The Ishbal Massacre" "Ishuvāru Gyakusatsu" (イシュヴァール虐殺) | 2004-01-17 | 2005-02-19 |
| While escaping from Scar and the military, Dr. Marcoh explains to Ed and Al the circumstances surrounding the Ishbal War. | |||
| 16 | "That Which Is Lost" "Ushinawareta Mono" (失われたもの) | 2004-01-24 | 2005-02-26 |
| Before leaving in military custody, Dr. Marcoh dropped a note on the ground for Ed, directing him to look for the "genuine truth behind truths" at the First Branch of the National Library in Central. But with both Ed and Al out of commission, they must first head to Risembool for repairs, escorted by Major Armstrong. | |||
| 17 | "House of the Waiting Family" "Kazoku no Matsu Ie" (家族の待つ家) | 2004-01-31 | 2005-03-05 |
| After four years away without even sending a postcard, Edward and Alphonse return to their hometown of Risembool for repairs. | |||
| 18 | "Marcoh's Notes" "Marukō Nōto" (マルコー·ノート) | 2004-02-07 | 2005-03-12 |
| Ed’s plans to get his hands on Dr. Marcoh’s notes are foiled as he discovers that the First Branch of the National Library in Central has just burned down. | |||
| 19 | "The Truth Behind Truths" "Shinjitsu no Oku no Oku" (真実の奥の奥) | 2004-02-14 | 2005-03-19 |
| Ed and Al are horrified by the "genuine truth behind truths" Marcoh's notes reveal about the key ingredient in making a Philosopher's Stone, and nearly give up their quest. Wanting to ascertain the truth for themselves, they decide to investigate Central's Fifth Laboratory, suspecting that the lab, officially closed for years, is secretly being used for research on the Philosopher's Stone. | |||
| 20 | "Soul of the Guardian" "Shugosha no Tamashii" (守護者の魂) | 2004-02-21 | 2005-03-26 |
| Each of the Elric brothers finds himself in fierce battle with a guard of Laboratory 5. But these are no ordinary guards: each of them is a ruthless murderer whose soul has been attached to an empty suit of armor, just like Al's. | |||
| 21 | "The Red Glow" "Akai Kagayaki" (紅い輝き) | 2004-02-28 | 2005-04-02 |
| Alphonse's battle with Barry the Chopper is interrupted by the arrival of Scar, while Ed, journeying deeper into Lab 5, discovers some horrifying secrets. | |||
| 22 | "Created Human" "Tsukurareta Ningen" (造られた人間) | 2004-03-06 | 2005-04-09 |
| Ed has finally obtained everything he needs to create a Philosopher's Stone, but is he willing to sacrifice human lives to return Alphonse to normal? Meanwhile, knowing that the Elric brothers have gone to Laboratory 5, Lt. Colonel Hughes organizes an expedition to rescue them. | |||
| 23 | "Fullmetal Heart" "Hagane no Kokoro" (鋼のこころ) | 2004-03-13 | 2005-04-16 |
| In the aftermath of the explosive finale at Laboratory 5, Ed is in the hospital, and both brothers are in dire need of repairs. Winry arrives in Central to fix Ed's automail, while Al's doubts concerning his memories and existence come to a head. Note: American distributor Funimation incorrectly displayed this episode's name as "Heart of Steel" on a title card; however, the official name of this episode is "Fullmetal Heart". | |||
| 24 | "Bonding Memories" "Omoide no Teichaku" (思い出の定着) | 2004-03-20 | 2005-04-23 |
| After running away, Alphonse befriends two refugee Ishbalan children. The brothers take him back to their hideout, where Scar is recovering from his fights with Lust and Gluttony at the Central Library and Laboratory 5. When one of the boys is kidnapped by mercenaries claiming to work for the military, Al must fight alongside Scar to rescue him. | |||
| 25 | "Words of Farewell" "Wakare no Gishiki" (別れの儀式) | 2004-03-27 | 2005-04-30 |
| In a flashback, then-Major Hughes promises then-Lt. Colonel Mustang he will work under him and help push him to the top so he can become Führer, and make the country a better place. Back in the present, Hughes' investigation into the incidents at Laboratory 5 leads him to discover a conspiracy within the military concerning the war in Ishbal and the Philosopher's Stone. | |||
| 26 | "Her Reason" "Kanojo no Riyū" (彼女の理由) | 2004-04-03 | 2005-05-07 |
| Izumi Curtis, Ed and Al's teacher, shows up at Central looking for the brothers, but she has missed them by a few days. Edward, Alphonse, and Winry, on their way to Ishbal, arrive in Rush Valley, the "Automail Capital of the World." | |||
| 27 | "Teacher" "Sensei" (センセイ) | 2004-04-10 | 2005-09-17[9] |
| Izumi Curtis has finally caught up with her wayward protégés, Edward and Alphonse. They have every reason to fear her. | |||
| 28 | "All Is One, One Is All" "Ichi wa Zen, Zen wa Ichi" (一は全、全は一) | 2004-04-17 | 2005-09-24 |
| Izumi strands Edward and Alphonse on Yock Island, where they originally learned an important life lesson before she took them on as apprentices years before. She wants them to have time to reflect on their mistakes. | |||
| 29 | "Innocent Child" "Yogore Naki Kodomo" (汚れなき子ども) | 2004-04-24 | 2005-10-01 |
| The mysterious young boy who shadowed Edward and Alphonse on Yock Island is discovered to not only be an alchemist, but one that is talented enough to transmute his own body. | |||
| 30 | "Assault on South Headquarters" "Nanpō Shireibu Shūgeki" (南方司令部襲撃) | 2004-05-01 | 2005-10-08 |
| Ex-Lieutenant Yoki spots Scar in a group of Ishbalans arriving at a refugee camp. He runs off to contact the military, hoping to be reinstated. Meanwhile, the military, believing the mysterious boy to be a Homunculus, captures and imprisons him in South Headquarters. Izumi storms South Headquarters to rescue him, but she soon finds herself in a five-way fight over the boy. | |||
| 31 | "Sin" "Tsumi" (罪) | 2004-05-08 | 2005-10-15 |
| Amid the confusion inside South Headquarters, Envy, disguised as Führer Bradley, manages to take the boy from Izumi. After ingesting Envy's Red Stones, the boy remembers who and what he truly is: the Homunculus Wrath. Izumi flees with the Homunculus to Yock Island, planning to kill him to atone for her past sins. However, her plan backfires as the Elric brothers arrive to find Wrath strangling Izumi instead. | |||
| 32 | "Dante of the Deep Forest" "Fukai Mori no Dante" (深い森のダンテ) | 2004-05-15 | 2005-10-22 |
| Edward and Alphonse battle the new Homunculus known as Wrath, who wants the rest of Ed's body to make himself human. Izumi interrupts the fight by separating the combatants with a deep chasm. After Wrath escapes, Izumi sends Ed and Al to meet her alchemy teacher, an old woman named Dante, to learn an important lesson about Equivalent Exchange. | |||
| 33 | "Al, Captured" "Torawareta Aru" (囚われたアル) | 2004-05-29 | 2005-10-29 |
| Marta, one of Greed's associates, hops inside Alphonse's armor and slows him down just enough for Loa, another henchman, to overpower Al, and the kidnappers take him to their headquarters for a rendezvous with Greed. Izumi bursts onto the scene to rescue Alphonse from the powerful Homunculus and his cohorts, and is later joined by Ed. | |||
| 34 | "Theory of Avarice" "Gōyoku no Riron" (強欲の理論) | 2004-06-05 | 2005-11-05 |
| After storming Greed's hideout, Lt. Colonel Archer's troops hold Edward, Izumi and Sig in custody. Archer reinstates Zolf Kimblee and Shou Tucker as State Alchemists under his command and orders his men to take no prisoners hunting down Greed and his associates. | |||
| 35 | "Reunion of the Fallen" "Gusha no Saikai" (愚者の再会) | 2004-06-12 | 2005-11-12 |
| Lust, Envy, and Gluttony are in a restaurant chewing the fat (or in Gluttony's case, the table); suddenly Lust recognizes Lujon, a man from her past. | |||
| 36 | "The Sinner Within" "Wagauchi Naru Togabito" (我が内なる科人) | 2004-06-19 | 2005-11-19 |
| On their way to Ishbal, Edward and Alphonse try to help a group of Ishbalan refugees (including Rick and Leo) being shipped further south by the military, hoping to get more information about the Philosopher’s Stone and the war in Ishbal. Winry Rockbell finds out a state alchemist killed her parents. She also finds out Hughes was killed in action. | |||
| 37 | "The Flame Alchemist, the Bachelor Lieutenant & the Mystery of Warehouse 13" "Honō no Renkinjutsushi, Tatakau Shōi-san, Dai-Jūsan Sōko no Kai" (焔の錬金術師 戦う少尉さん 第十三倉庫の怪) | 2004-06-26 | 2005-11-26 |
| In this two-part comedy interlude, Lt. Havoc has been investigating Colonel Mustang under orders from Internal Affairs, and he enlists several comrades to help. However, Mustang's theft of all of Havoc's potential girlfriends is negatively affecting Havoc's productivity, so Mustang orders Falman to find Havoc a date. Finally, Mustang is roped by his subordinates into investigating the mystery of the "haunted" Warehouse 13. | |||
| 38 | "With the River's Flow" "Kawa no Nagare ni" (川の流れに) | 2004-07-03 | 2005-12-03 |
| After wrecking the tractor that Winry stole for them, Edward and Alphonse have arrived at a town after a long walk. They separate after getting into an alchemy-enhanced argument about what they should do next; Al bumps into an old acquaintance. Meanwhile, Winry meets with Sheska in Central, and the two decide to launch their own investigation into the murder of Brigadier General Hughes. | |||
| 39 | "Secrets of Ishbal" "Tōhō Naisen" (東方内戦) | 2004-07-10 | 2005-12-10 |
| Colonel Mustang is dismayed to discover that Zolf Kimblee has been reinstated as a State Alchemist and is part of the military force headed for Lior. Scar is spotted in Lior dragging a large stone behind him, gouging the earth. | |||
| 40 | "The Scar" "Kizuato" (傷痕) | 2004-07-17 | 2005-12-17 |
| Alphonse is forced to intervene when Marta seeks revenge on Kimblee for her fallen comrades. Edward confronts Scar in Lior, but their battle is interrupted by Lust and Gluttony. Later, the seventh and final Homunculus is finally, and tragically, revealed. | |||
| 41 | "Holy Mother" "Seibo" (聖母) | 2004-07-24 | 2006-01-07 |
| Scar and Rosé, the Holy Mother, instruct the citizens of Lior to draw the military into the town, but not to make the first attack. As Kimblee tries to provoke them with the help of Tucker's chimeras, he is propelled into a (literally) explosive battle with Scar. | |||
| 42 | "His Name Is Unknown" "Ka no Na o Shirazu" (彼の名を知らず) | 2004-07-24 | 2006-01-14 |
| Alphonse's armor is slowly transforming into an explosive compound following Kimblee's attack. With Ed helping the Liorites escape, Scar is the only one who can help Alphonse. Col. Archer uses the Crimson Alchemist's death as the excuse he needs to invade Lior, playing right into Scar's hands. | |||
| 43 | "The Stray Dog" "Norainu wa Nigedashita" (野良犬は逃げ出した) | 2004-07-31 | 2006-01-21 |
| A complete stranger tries to strike up a conversation with Winry upon the arrival of Winry and Sheska in Risembool; Pinako later introduces him to Winry as Ed and Al's father, Hohenheim of Light. Meanwhile, the Elrics flee Lior for Risembool, while Mustang's brigade, on orders from the Führer to capture the boys, is in hot pursuit. | |||
| 44 | "Hohenheim of Light" "Hikari no Hōenhaimu" (光のホーエンハイム) | 2004-08-07 | 2006-01-28 |
| Lyra and Rosé descend a secret staircase in an old church, where something unexpected awaits their arrival. Later, Hohenheim leaves to confront the leader of the Homunculi, while the Elric brothers finally learn the truth about Hughes. | |||
| 45 | "A Rotted Heart" "Kokoro o Rekkasaseru Mono" (心を劣化させるもの) | 2004-08-21 | 2006-02-04 |
| As Hohenheim battles the leader of the Homunculi, their common history is revealed. Meanwhile, Mustang tests the Führer to determine his true allegiance. | |||
| 46 | "Human Transmutation" "Jintai Rensei" (人体錬成) | 2004-08-28 | 2006-02-11 |
| Shou Tucker makes a quid pro quo with Alphonse, offering to show Al how to use the Philosopher’s Stone in exchange for using the stone to resurrect his daughter Nina, while Lust offers to help Edward in exchange for making her human. Mustang and Armstrong are each promoted one rank by Führer Bradley and dispatched to the northern border, but they may be stepping into a trap. | |||
| 47 | "Sealing the Homunculus" "Homunkurusu Fūin" (ホムンクルス封印) | 2004-09-04 | 2006-02-18 |
| When Sloth, Edward, Lust, and Wrath all arrive at the factory where Alphonse went to meet Tucker, it's time for a climactic battle, as Ed and Al must finally confront their creation. | |||
| 48 | "Goodbye" "Sayōnara" (さようなら) | 2004-09-11 | 2006-02-25 |
| Entrenched at the northern border with Drachma, Lt. Colonel Armstrong declares his intention to rebel against the Führer. Back in Central, Alphonse is kidnapped by Envy, who had disguised himself as Winry to sneak close enough to grab him. Izumi arrives to help Ed search for Al, and the Tringham brothers arrive in Central with an important message for the Elrics. But after older brother Russell impersonates Ed again, they are captured and sentenced to death by the Führer. Finally, while traveling together in a car, Edward and Mustang have one last chance to repair their friendship before they go their separate ways. | |||
| 49 | "The Other Side of the Gate" "Tobira no Mukō e" (扉の向こうへ) | 2004-09-18 | 2006-03-04 |
| Envy delivers Alphonse to the Homunculi's master in the city hidden beneath Central. Edward discovers the city thanks to the page from Nash Tringham's diary, leading him to a final confrontation with the Homunculi's leader. | |||
| 50 | "Death" "Shi" (死) | 2004-09-25 | 2006-03-11 |
| As zeppelins rain bombs upon London during World War I, Edward and his father flee the city. As they watch the attack from a distance, Hohenheim explains that in this world, the other side of the Gate, the science of physics has developed instead of alchemy, and that Ed must open the smaller version of the Gate within himself in order to return to his true home. Meanwhile, with Hawkeye's help, Mustang sneaks into the Führer's mansion to confront him and avenge Hughes's death. | |||
| 51 | "Laws and Promises" "Myunhen 1921" (ミュンヘン1921) | 2004-10-02 | 2006-03-18 |
| Wrath is punished by having the arm and leg, he received from Edward, ripped off. The gate, through which these are taken, doesn't close and Edward forces his way out. Envy then reveals himself to Edward as Hohenheim and Dante's son, before killing him. Alphonse then uses the Philosopher’s Stone to revive Edward with his original body. Edward wakes up to find Alphonse had dissapeared, he then sacrifices his life and Alphonse's memories to bring him back. Alphonse is found some time later while Edward was transported back to the world where Rules of Physics apply instead of Alchemy. The story continues in the movie. | |||
[edit] Movie: 2005
| Title | Premiere date |
|---|---|
| "Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa" "Gekijōban 'Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Shanbara o Yuku Mono'" (劇場版「鋼の錬金術師 シャンバラを征く者」) | 2005-07-23 |
| The movie's story is set two years after the events of the TV series's last episode. Edward Elric now lives in Munich, Germany, in the year 1923. Stripped of his alchemical powers, he has been researching rocketry all this time together with Alfons Heiderich, a young man who resembles his own brother. In this world parallel to his, Edward encounters some people besides Alfons whose faces are familiar to him. After lending a hand to a troubled gypsy girl, Edward is thrown in a series of events that can open him a path to return to his homeworld, where Alphonse Elric ventures deeper into the mysteries of alchemy in search of a way to reunite with his older brother, but that also can have serious consequences. | |
